St. Marks - 10/1

Post by **salty_dog** » October 6th, 2006, 7:32 am

Made a trip out to the M24 area this past weekend with Tom, David and Joe. This trip was David's first dive trip in some time and Tom was a great coach in helping David get back into the mask (so to speak). We found the morning seas to be 1-3 but the afternoon smoothed out to less than a foot. Water temp averaged 77-78. The fishing was great. Visibility was perfect for shooting though a little low for site seeing. Don't remember the fish count but we got Grouper, sheepshead, triggers, mangroves and a spanish. Wanted to report that I also saw a lot of baby hog snappers so it seems they're coming back.

Here's a shot from Tom's stringer after his first dive. Tom won the award for most fish this trip. Tom's quite a shot for sure.

Post by **Tom Keels** » October 6th, 2006, 9:08 am

Thanks Andre. Had a good time up until I tore up my back. The cheeseburger and cold ones at Riverside made it feel better.

Post by **Bakertize** » October 6th, 2006, 9:52 am

good deal y'all

glad to hear some fish are moveing back in!!

Post by **Frank Bradfield** » October 6th, 2006, 10:21 am

Awesome !

Tom is that a spanish I see on your stringer ? Whats the water temp down too ?

Post by **salty_dog** » October 6th, 2006, 2:54 pm

Wish I would have remembered to mention Riverside Cafe in my post. Their Dave's Spicy Burger is the BEST.

Frank - 77-78 degrees. See above.

Post by **Tom Keels** » October 6th, 2006, 2:59 pm

Frank Bradfield wrote:Awesome ! Tom is that a spanish I see on your stringer ? Whats the water temp down too ?

That is a spanish. There is 3 grouper a spanish a mangrove and a trigger on my HOD.

Post by **Eerman** » October 6th, 2006, 5:15 pm

Nice trip guys